What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Senegal and Somalia?

584,240 cubic meters, with Somalia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?

37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Senegal vs Somalia: Industrial water withdrawal

Senegal

1.42 million cubic meters

in 2023

Somalia

2.00 million cubic meters

in 2023

Senegal rank

167th

Somalia rank

164th

Industrial water withdrawal over time

Senegal
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 2.00 million cubic meters against 1.42 million cubic meters in Senegal, a difference of 584,240 cubic meters.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Senegal ahead.

Senegal ranks 167th and Somalia ranks 164th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 4 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	42.46 million cubic meters	0 cubic meters	42.46 million cubic meters	Senegal
1990s	51.96 million cubic meters	0 cubic meters	51.96 million cubic meters	Senegal
2000s	47.80 million cubic meters	1.60 million cubic meters	46.20 million cubic meters	Senegal
2010s	12.17 million cubic meters	2.00 million cubic meters	10.17 million cubic meters	Senegal
2020s	1.42 million cubic meters	2.00 million cubic meters	584,240 cubic meters	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industrial water withdrawal, Senegal or Somalia?: Somalia, at 2.00 million cubic meters against 1.42 million cubic meters in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in industrial water withdrawal between Senegal and Somalia?: 584,240 cubic meters, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Somalia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2023.
How do Senegal and Somalia rank globally for industrial water withdrawal?: Senegal ranks 167th and Somalia ranks 164th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Industrial water withdrawal. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Industrial water withdrawal
Unit: cubic meters
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 180 places, 6,170 data points, 1965–2023
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Water withdrawn each year by self-supplied industries.